One performance only! The team behind Spontaneous Potter bring back their original Fringe hit, Spontaneous Sherlock! An award-winning, entirely improvised Sherlock Holmes comedy pl…
Grab your wands, don your house robes, and apparate yourselves to the box office! The smash-hit show Spontaneous Potter Kidz is an entirely improvised wizarding comedy show, based …
Fringe favourite Leah, the wee powerhouse from Glasgow, is back with this brand-new show.
Award-winning writer, performer, Moth host, professional show-off and voice of Scottish plasticine chicken, Lynn, with the help of her celebrity guests, shows how the casual tales …
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arte-fact and arte-fiction in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the N…
Live podcast with celebrity guests! Join Lynn (Scottish and mouthy) Neil (quiet and brooding) and the one and only Chesney Hawkes (frankly adorable) for chat, live music, temporary…
Following a sell-out UK tour, Lost Voice Guy returns to Edinburgh with his brand-new show.
The America’s Got Talent winner brings his latest smash-hit show to Edinburgh for the first time.
Clownfish Theatre has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with an updated version of their show which saw sell-out audiences in 2019 as well as similar success in Adelaide.
Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland’s best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live chat show.
For the fraction of the cost of a fixed penalty notice, pose your question to our fearless leader at this chat-show-cum-Question-Time-cum-work-event (wine/cheese/cake/wallpaper ava…
Writer and performer Paul Black brings his theatre show Self-Care Era to the Fringe for the first time.
Jakko Jakszyk, guitarist/singer with King Crimson, was born Michael Curran.
Jack Docherty, BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, returns to the festival with a tender, playful, darkly comic tale, where he grapples with lost youth, love, fa…
Having triumphed on Britain’s Got Talent, Jon combines comedy, music and drama in a brand-new show exploring the true story of his television success while secretly fighting for hi…
A young girl wishes that people were more like animals (because they’re nicer and kinder obviously) and wakes to find herself transformed into a rat! But it’s not just her! All of …
Comedian, actor and host of Adult Swim’s top-rated and most anarchic programme The Eric Andre Show comes to the (true) final night of Fringe to tear sh*t the f*ck up.
Legendary singer-songwriter Donovan performs an acoustic set in this very special event showcasing the documentary film Donovan and The Beatles in India.
Football and feminism are both huge parts of our culture and everyday lives, but rarely have they been brought together and forced to get along.
An all-star improv show from award-winning improvisers Marcus Brigstocke (Live at the Apollo, BBC Two), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, BBC Two), Pippa Evans (Tonight At The Pallad…
Atmospheric drama about Second Opium War, populated by rarefied creatures of Chinese and British royal courts.
Following the unprecedented success of his appearance on the final of Britain’s Got Talent 2018, BBC New Comedy Award winner and star and writer of BBC Radio 4’s comedy series Abil…
Fresh off becoming a household name through finishing third in this year's Britain's Got Talent, Ben Hart capitalises on his momentum by returning to the festival where he …
Music festival favourite Colonel John Thomas McMustard brings you a show with guests from the world of music, comedy and spoken word.
Broadcasting legend Dame Esther Rantzen and her daughter, journalist Rebecca Wilcox, discuss careers and family ties.
Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland’s best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live lunchtime chat show.
You think science is boring, think again; this is science like you have never seen it before.
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in a wholly improvised set prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the Nati…
The Capulets and the Montagues hate each other but Romeo has something else on his mind.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter, CNN political commentator and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs to the Fringe for the first tim…
Jan Ravens is best-known as the star of BBC’s Dead Ringers.
Richard Shelton’s masterful show revealing the man behind the music returns following a sold out West End season.
The National Trust Fan Club is what happens if you imagine a Dave Gorman show delivered by your bouncy Auntie Joyce and her preoccupation with how to pronounce ‘scone’ (to rhym…
India’s top comic and global sensation Vir Das returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for a limited run only with his brand-new internationally touring show Loved.
Celebrity impression shows have a Marmite-esque quality: whether they are a hit or a failure depends largely on their consumer and there is rarely an 'in between'.
Spend an evening in the company of the world team beatbox champions, The Beatbox Collective.
Britain’s Got Talent and Amanda Holden’s Golden Buzzer act, the Malawian-born comedian stars in his debut stand-up tour after capturing the nation’s hearts on television and garner…
Last year’s sell-out show returns with a full refurb for 2018.
An interactive, multisensory, Makaton-signed experience featuring many of the much-loved songs from the Singing Hands DVDs and CDs.
An artist’s manifesto of delight and curiosity from bohemians to black holes, Dali to DNA.
Our plucky pension grabbers take you on a hilarious journey to comedy’s distant past.
As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Room 101 (BBC One) and regularly heard on BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz, Just a Minute, The Now Show and plenty more.
Mark Thompson is quite clear about what his (modestly) titled Spectacular Show isn't: "It's not a science lecture," he insists.
Caring for kids with a curious craze for karaoke? Then look no further than The Big Balloon Singalong! Fun for all the family and featuring all the greatest hits (.
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arte-fact and arte-fiction in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the N…
"If there are any reviewers in tonight, gimme four stars.
What does it take to become undeniably good at what you do? Fresh from a sell-out UK tour; Liverpool Comedian of the Year winner and English Comedian of the Year nominee Adam Rowe,…
Fresh from filming the fifth series of hit BBC One show Scot Squad, Edinburgh’s Jack Docherty returns to the Fringe for the first time in 25 years.
Making her UK debut, talented sand artist Irina Titova and her audience will travel Around the World in 80 Pictures in the spirit of Jules Verne.
Gamarjobat shows that comedy is truly without language barriers.
Multi award-winning Grid Iron, in association with Platform, bring you a hilarious road movie for the stage.
There are a lot of innovative and unique venues at this year’s Festival, but Wrecked might be just one of the most original and weirdest, as this entire performance takes place i…
Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland’s best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live lunchtime chat show.
What if all the stories you heard were true? Urban legends contained within declassified files are recreated live on stage by master hypnotist Aaron Calvert.
In October 2016, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie walked 300 miles from Jarrow to London, retracing the famous Jarrow Crusade 80 years on, through a divided, complex country t…
Join Suzanne and Tracy on a magical, musical journey around the world.
A unique fusion of art, poetry, projections, music and theatre.
One of Scotland’s favourite stand-up comedians, Fred MacAulay branches out with a new live lunchtime chat show.
Politics, power and how we lost the plot.
The Dead Ringers star in her much anticipated debut Edinburgh show.
If you feel sceptical about the idea of Macbeth as a comedy for children, let me put your mind at rest.
This is Not Culturally Significant is an incredibly rare thing indeed.
The Science Guy is back.
John Hinton is on a one man mission to make science cool.
A whimsical story of a pianist and his puppet, it’ll have you falling off your seat in laughter! Packed full of gags, hilarious moments and surprises, the White Face Crew combine p…
If you love Donald Trump, you’ll hate this show! Get ready for a hilarious, thought-provoking, heartbreaking yet inspiring experience – in glorious four-part harmony and over-the…
For a man who claims to be a ‘professional idiot’ Robin Ince sure seems to know a lot.
Not long ago, Neil’s dad asked him to help deliver the Meals on Wheels.
This show is described as an ‘unrehearsed show-and-tell’ from ‘the best comedians from across the globe’.
A mix of comedy and dishonesty from his uniquely Indian perspective, Vir’s going to tell you some stories from his life: from growing up in India to studying in America, Indian c…
Loyalty.
Join us for a gala night of comedy featuring a myriad of the biggest names on the Fringe coming together to raise funds for the Stroke Association in Scotland.
As an Edinburgh based act performing in the Edinburgh Fringe there’s always going to be a certain level of expectation from the local crowd.
Next on the list of unusual inspirations: Casting Call Woe is a Fringe show based on a blog.
Watching beatboxing is fun for most of us in the same way that watching acrobatics is – it’s the enjoyment that comes from thinking ‘I could never do this in a million yearsâ…
Impressionist and comedian Rory Bremner hosts seven shows of comedy and conversation with hand-picked, special guests.
Returning for a fourth year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children’s entertainment. Hosted by Bec Hill, full line-up at forthone.com/kidsdo.
One of Ireland’s top comedians is back in Edinburgh.
Join the best comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in an improvised set prompted by genuine objects found in the National Museum o…
Science like you have never seen before.
Theatre Anon’s production of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen is a heart-warming family show, complete with a bit of sing-song.
Swapping her musical trappings for the theatre, Horse McDonald takes to the stage to present an undeniably intriguing and raw, if occasionally sensational, biopic of her own life.
Story Pocket Theatre bring Michael Morpurgo’s novel about King Arthur to life with a solid and enjoyable production.
This child-friendly adaptation is a very funny, high energy, big, bold and bright show that features colourful costumes, crazy characters and a large interactive screen so that nob…
Shakin’ Shakespeare does an incredible job at presenting the playwright’s work in an accessible and side-splittingly funny way.
Returning in a new theatrical format that builds on 2015’s outdoor extravaganza, The AniMotion Show premieres Peace and War.
BBC New Comedy Award winner and star and writer of BBC Radio 4’s brand-new comedy series, Ability, has unwittingly become an unintentional porn star because of the inspirational me…